Gambling Man - Original

Lyrics:
VERSE 1:
Parked up right there in the corner
Sipping on his fourth corona
Ain't a stranger to the notion.
Hazy eyes and empty pockets
Betting does that to you darlin
Getting home broke and lonely.
But its been ten years since he's come out the other side
Took some time getting over but he's gone sober no doubt in my mind.
CHORUS:
He ain't been down on his luck no more
Ain't been out drinkin until last call
Cause lookin back through the past
It was only a matter of
Time till he figured out the pattern
of sitting in the back of the bar with a bottle of bourbon
And ready for bettin
That old gambling man.
VERSE 2:
They all know that he's gone better
Cause for the first time in forever
The steady hands outrun the temper.
He used to think that he was flawless
Walking round like he had it all but
Now he's fixing up his wallet.
CHORUS:
He ain't been down on his luck no more
Ain't been out drinkin until last call
Cause lookin back through the past
It was only a matter of
Time till he figured out the pattern
of sitting in the back of the bar with a bottle of bourbon
And ready for bettin
That old gambling man.